POSTAL POSTAL UNION OF THE AMERICAS AND SPAIN, 1936 11 Dominican Republic The American Minister to the Dominican Republic transmitted to the Secretary of State a copy of the Gaceta Oficial (No. 5089) of November 5, 1937, which publishes the texts of the laws by which the Dominican Republic ratified the convention of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, its final protocol and regulations for execution, and the parcel post agreement and final protocol, signed at Panama on December 22, 1936. Mexico The American Ambassador to Mexico reported by a despatch dated November 9, 1937, that the Diario Oficial of October 30, 1937, publishes a decree signed by the President of Mexico on September 28, 1937, promulgating the convention, the parcel post agreement and the money order agreement of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, signed at Panama on December 22, 1936. PUBLICATIONS CONVENTION ON INTERCHANGE OF PUBLICATIONS 12 Dominican Republic With a despatch dated October 15, 1937, the American Chargé d'Affaires at Ciudad Trujillo transmitted to the Secretary of State a copy of the Gaceta Oficial (No. 5078) of October 4, 1937, which publishes the text of a law by which the Dominican Republic ratified the convention on interchange of publications, signed at the InterAmerican Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, Buenos Aires, December 23, 1936. The law is dated September 29, 1937. El Salvador The American Legation at San Salvador transmitted to the Department of State with a despatch dated November 4, 1937, a copy of the Diario Oficial (No. 230) of October 27, 1937, which publishes the decree of ratification by El Salvador of the convention on interchange of publications, signed at Buenos Aires on December 23, AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO FOR THE ExCHANGE OF OFFICIAL JOURNALS AND PARLIAMENTARY DOCUMENTS (EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT SERIES, No. 108) An agreement between the United States and Mexico for the exchange of official journals and parliamentary documents was entered into by an exchange of notes dated September 9 and 24, 1937. The Government of the United States agrees to furnish regularly, immediately upon publication, one copy of each of the following publications: (1) the Federal Register, or any other general official gazette that may be published; (2) the Congressional Record, containing the debates of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (3) bills printed for the use of either the Senate or the House of Representatives; (4) hearings before congressional committees. The Government of Mexico agrees to furnish regularly, immediately upon publication, one copy of each of the following publications: (1) the Diario Oficial, or any other general official gazette that may be published; (2) the Diario de los Debates of the Senate and of the Chamber of Deputies; (3) bills printed for the use of either Chamber; (4) any other document printed for the use of either Chamber or of the committees of either Chamber. TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION CONVENTION (TREATY SERIES, No. 867) 18 Aden-Burma There is printed below a translation of Notification No. 295, dated November 1, 1937, from the Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union at Bern concerning the adherences of Aden and Burma to the telecommunication convention and the regulations and protocols annexed thereto, signed at Madrid on December 9, 1932: "Aden "Communication of October 13 from the Legation of Spain at Bern: "The Chargé d'Affaires of Great Britain in Spain addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Valencia, under date of September 15 last, the following communication: "By order of the Government of His Majesty in the United Kingdom, I have the honor to advise you that Aden, which country participated in the International Telecommunications Convention signed "See Bulletin No. 95, August 1937, p. 27; text of convention, 49 Stat. (pt. 2) at Madrid in 1932, as a part of India, separated from the latter April 1, 1937. It now has the status of a British colony with an autonomous telecommunications administration. ""2. As a result of the foregoing, His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom declares, in conformity with article 5 of the Convention on Intercommunications, that the Convention is applicable to Aden, as a colony, effective April 1, 1937. "3. In conformity with the stipulations provided in article 5, § 5 of the Convention, I have the honor to declare that Aden, which was already bound as a part of India, in accordance with article 2, § 1 of the above-mentioned stipulations and protocols, will accept, by virtue of the same article, all the stipulations and protocols in the capacity of a separate country: "I. Stipulations on the telegraph: "II. Final protocol of the stipulations on the telegraph; "IV. Stipulations on radiocommunication in general; "Burma "Communication of October 13 from the Legation of Spain at Bern: "The Chargé d'Affaires of Great Britain in Spain addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Valencia, under date of September 15 last, the following communication: "By order of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom I have the honor to advise you that Burma, which country participated in the International Telecommunications Convention signed at Madrid in 1932, as part of India, separated from the latter April 1, 1937. It now has the status of a British overseas territory with an autonomous telecommunications administration. ""2. As a result of the foregoing, His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom declares, in conformity with article 5 of the Convention on Intercommunications, that the Convention is applicable to Burma, in the capacity of an overseas territory, effective April 1, 1937. "3. In conformity with the stipulations provided in article 5, § 5 of the Convention, I have the honor to declare that Burma which was already bound as a part of India, in accordance with article 2, § 1 of the above-mentioned stipulations and protocols, will accept, by virtue of the same article, all the stipulations and protocols in the capacity of a separate country. "I. Stipulations on the telegraph; "II. Final protocol of the stipulations on the telegraph; "IV. Stipulations on radiocommunication in general; ""4. With regard to the question of sharing in the expenses of the International Bureau, in conformity with article 17, § 3 of the Convention, it is desirable that Burma be classed in the sixth category.'" Norway Information has been received from the Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union at Bern, Notification No. 296, dated November 16, 1937, that Norway has approved the telegraph and telephone regulations annexed to the telecommunication convention of December 9, 1932. The notice states that the instrument of ratification has been forwarded to the Norwegian Legation at Valencia for deposit in the Archives of the Spanish Government. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION CONCERNING ISSUANCE OF RADIO LICENSES (EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT SERIES, No. 109) An agreement was effected by an exchange of notes signed March 2 and 10, 1937, August 17, 1937, September 8 and 20, 1937, and October 9, 1937, between the United States and Canada for the reciprocal exchange of information concerning the prospective issuance of new radio licenses or the possible alteration of frequencies which may involve interference with existing stations in the United States and Canada. Both countries have agreed that in the event of an agreement being signed at the Inter-American Radio Conference at Habana, the use of shared waves and the methods of determining interference shall be governed by such agreement. TRANSIT CONVENTION ON THE PAN AMERICAN HIGHWAY 14 El Salvador The American Legation at San Salvador transmitted to the Department of State with a despatch dated November 4, 1937, a copy of the Diario Oficial (No. 230) of October 27, 1937, which publishes the decree of ratification by El Salvador of the convention on the Pan American Highway, signed at Buenos Aires on December 23, 1936. MISCELLANEOUS EXHIBITIONS CONVENTION CONCERNING ARTISTIC EXHIBITIONS 1 Dominican Republic With a despatch dated October 15, 1937, the American Chargé d'Affaires at Ciudad Trujillo transmitted to the Secretary of State a copy of the Gaceta Oficial (No. 5078) of October 4, 1937, which contains the text of a law ratifying on behalf of the Dominican Republic the convention concerning artistic exhibitions, signed at the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, Buenos Aires, December 23, 1936. The law is dated September 29, 1937. El Salvador The American Legation at San Salvador transmitted to the Department of State with a despatch dated November 4, 1937, a copy of the Diario Oficial (No. 230) of October 27, 1937, which publishes the decree of ratification by El Salvador of the convention concerning artistic exhibitions, signed at Buenos Aires on December 23, 1936. PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 1939 On November 15, 1937, the President of the United States issued the following proclamation (No. 2261) regarding the Pan American Exposition to be held in Tampa, Florida, during the year 1939: By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation WHEREAS there is to be held at Tampa, Florida, during the year 1939, an international exposition which has for its purpose the commemoration of the four-hundredth anniversary of the landing of Hernando De Soto in Tampa Bay, and which because of its international character will contribute to cordial relations among nations; and 'See Bulletin No. 95, August 1937, p. 32. |